The Badlands Arts Association is celebrating its 47th Annual Art Show. The three-day regional fine art show features many different artworks including clay pottery, oil paintings, water colors, pencil sketches, and photography.
There are three divisions to the show: amateur and professional. Student entries are coordinated through local schools.

The call for entries and entry forms have been mailed. If you want to be on our mailing list, please join our organization for early notice of our events.

The Badlands Art Association is a group of western North Dakota artists. We offer area artists of all abilities the opportunity to showcase their work. The BAA Art Show invites the public a venue to see the wide range of art being created in our area.

“Explorations” with Karen Knutson

Karen Knutson

Karen is a highly sought after workshop instructor and an award-winning artist. The workshop with Karen is actually THREE workshops rolled into one exciting weekend!
Karen paints in mixed media, trying to make her paintings fun and easy. Known for her jazzy colors and semi-abstract designs, she teaches watercolor-and-collage workshops across the country. Her teaching style is playful and relaxed and her explanations are accessible and easy to follow.

4-Day Workshop August 3 – 6, 2017
Dickinson, North Dakota

The workshop will be held over four days. You can purchase a one-day class or all four days. Pricing details can be found in the registration form.

Thursday, August 3: “Using Stencils & Illusionary Painting.”

Friday & Saturday, August 4 & 5: “Watercolor and Charcoal Pours”

Sunday, August 6: “Wire Drawing.”

If you are a K-12 art teacher and are looking for Continuing Education credit, we are thinking of you! Our 2016 workshop was able to offer 1 unit of Professional Development credit through the UND Extended Learning office. To earn one unit of credit, you will need to attend at least 3 days of Karen’s workshop.

The location: Biesot Activities Center on the Dickinson State University campus. Air-conditioned, filled with natural light, and plenty of space! The Badlands Art Association will provide munchies for us to graze on as we stretch our artistic muscles!!

Britney Sailer, a DHS sophomore, won the high school Austin Cole Rosler Memorial Award in this year’s show. The title of her painting (soft pastel) is “Reflecting Upon.” If anyone has a photo of Britney with her painting I would like to be able to send it to Edee Steckler, the former BAA president, who makes this award possible each year in memory of her grandson.